- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Atlanta Symphony
- Creator:
- unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1978
- Subject:
- Music--Georgia--Atlanta
Musicians--Georgia--Atlanta
Musical instruments--Georgia--Atlanta
Events--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 10th Street, 33.7815644, -84.409161
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Piedmont Avenue, 33.7674443, -84.38202
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Piedmont Park, 33.78649, -84.37382 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of the Atlanta Symphony in Piedmont Park as part of the "Symphony in the Park" series in Atlanta, Georgia.
park; stanks; lights; microphones; uniforms; piano; conductor; performance
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra was officially founded in 1945, but organizations with that name have been performing since 1923. The organization as founded as the Atlanta Youth Symphony under the direction of Henry Sopkin who held the post of conductor until 1966. The organization changed its name to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in 1947. In 1996, the Orchestra played at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Centennial 1996 Summer Olympics under the direction of Yoel Levi, Principal Conductor. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.3757.001
ahc1703757001a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/1252
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
